This movie walks a fine line between sci-fi and action-thriller. I guess you could group this with movies such as The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951), The Lathe of Heaven, The Prince of Darkness, and Deep Impact; but I would rank "Knowing" below each of those.
The problem I had with this movie was the first ending. By first ending, I'm referring to the point when we find out who the "Whisperers" are, and what their goal is. I found this bit to have been over done and could have been easily replaced with a blinding flash of light before they vanish instead of spending all that money on the big and long special effects sequence. Keep it simple!
The second end, the point where the prophecy comes to fruition, was done well enough. The panic in the streets was pretty much standard Hollywood fare, but the firestorm was very well done. I'm glad they left the grim ending. It would have sucked otherwise.
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